In 2013, noted scholar and chaplain, Tahera Ahmad, became the first woman to recite the Quran during the Islamic Society of North America convention. Muslim activist Anastasia Karklina questions what it says about the community when this is seen as a groundbreaking feat.
Female Scholar Recites Quran at Prestigious Islamic Conference
Original article by Anastasia Karklina published in the PolicyMic on 09/11/2013